Kaylin Nicole Hinson, 19, was shot on the morning of June 18, 2024, on Florence Avenue in Dillon, South Carolina. Deputies who responded found her with multiple gunshot wounds; emergency medical services airlifted her to a Florence hospital. She died of her injuries three days later on June 21, 2024, the Dillon County Coroner notified detectives.

Within an hour of the shooting, law enforcement located and arrested a suspect in the Latta community. Juna'ka Jon Joy Bethea, 23, of Sellers, was taken into custody and initially charged with attempted murder; after Kaylin’s death the charge was upgraded to murder. He is being held in the Dillon County Detention Center pending a bond hearing. The sheriff issued condolences to Kaylin’s family and praised deputies for the quick apprehension.

Anyone who saw activity on Florence Avenue the morning of June 18, or who has information about this case, is asked to come forward.